Matron Pre-Assessment And Day Units

Lewisham And Greenwich Nhs Trust; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Matron to lead Pre-Assessment and Day Unit services, driving transformation of perioperative pathways from referral to discharge. You will provide visible, compassionate leadership to ensure safe, patient-centred care and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient flow and elective recovery.

The post focuses on staff development, workforce leadership and the implementation of digital and service redesign initiatives to

Qualifikationen

• Registered nursing leadership experience in perioperative care or theatre leadership.
• Experience leading service transformation and quality improvement initiatives.
• Excellent communication and strategic influencing skills.

Aufgaben

• Provide professional nursing leadership for Pre-Assessment and Day Unit services across the Trust.
• Lead transformation and optimisation of perioperative pathways to improve patient experience, efficiency and outcomes.
• Drive development of innovative care models to support elective recovery and best practice.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, safe care through governance and risk management.
• Lead workforce planning, staff development and succession planning to build resilient teams.
• Collaborate with surgical, anaesthetic, operational and corporate colleagues to improve patient flow.

Kenntnisse

Nurse leadership

ODP leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Change management

Ausbildung

Master's degree

Postgraduate qualifications

NMC/ODP registration

Jobbeschreibung

Job summary

This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated individual to lead and develop high-performing pre-assessment and day surgery services, while playing a pivotal role in transforming perioperative pathways across the Trust.

As Matron, you will provide visible and compassionate leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, operational managers and clinical leaders, you will drive service improvement, support elective recovery programmes and contribute to the strategic development of modern perioperative services.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in shaping the future of pre-operative assessment and day surgery pathways, ensuring patients receive seamless, timely and high-quality care from referral through to discharge.

Main duties of the job

• An experienced senior nurse leader, ideally working at Matron, Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or equivalent level.
• Knowledgeable in perioperative care, pre-assessment services, day surgery and elective pathways.
• Experienced in leading service transformation and quality improvement projects.
• Able to demonstrate strong operational management and workforce leadership skills.
• Skilled in managing complex change and influencing across multidisciplinary teams.
• Committed to delivering outstanding patient care and improving patient experience.
• Passionate about staff development, inclusion and creating positive workplace cultures.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing leadership for Pre-Assessment and Day Unit services across the Trust.
• Lead the transformation and optimisation of perioperative pathways to improve patient experience, efficiency and clinical outcomes.
• Drive the development of innovative models of care that support elective recovery and national best practice standards.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective care through robust governance, quality improvement and risk management processes.
• Lead workforce planning, staff development and succession planning to build resilient, skilled and engaged teams.
• Work collaboratively with surgical, anaesthetic, operational and corporate colleagues to improve patient flow and maximise theatre utilisation.
• Support the implementation of digital solutions and service redesign initiatives to enhance patient pathways.
• Monitor performance against key quality, safety, activity and financial targets.
• Act as a role model for compassionate leadership and foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.

Person Specification

Qualification and Training

Essential

• Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body 1st Level Nurse/ NMC with significant experience in Nursing.
• Registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with significant experience in theatre leadership.
• Master's Degree or willingness to complete or relevant experience
• Evidence of Post Graduate Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice (examples -:non-medical prescribing; mentorship , coaching , clinical expertise, leadership or management)

Desirable

• Management or supervisory qualification / programme of study
• PTLLS/DTLLS, PGCE or Certificate in Education

Experience

Essential

• Clinical expertise relevant to the post
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Leadership of clinical governance and patient safety
• Achievement of high quality patient care through evidence based practice
• Management of finances within a budget, including delivery of cost improvements
• Management/Clinical Leadership experience
• Experience of successfully leading and implementing change
• Experience in analysing complex problems and implementing workable solutions
• Ability to think and plan strategically, operationally and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
• Highly developed written and verbal skills
• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships
• A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority

Desirable

• Ability To work om service development projects

Personal Qualities and Skills

Essential

• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• High level of work organisation, self- motivation, drive for performance and improvement
• Flexibility in approach and attitude Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity
• Able to work with staff at all levels across the Trust
• Self-confident, assertive and pro-active
• Attentive to detail and able to work to tight deadlines and cope under pressure
• Ability to manage and lead change
• Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
• Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda's for health under the guidance of the senior Practitioner
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Highly developed facilitation skills account Trust policies and procedures.
• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address: University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, SE13 6LH, United Kingdom

Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Senior Matron - Theatres and Day Care Units, Rebeccah Beck, [e-mail], 02083333000